Pets safe after shopping center fire

June 27, 2013 |Photos by Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle

Employees from Giovanni's Pet Shop located inside the strip center evacuated animals from the shop into a nearby alley as a precaution.

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Owner of Giovanni's Pet Shop, Robert Sanchez, tends to his animals after a fire damaged the small business complex where his store front is located, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in Houston. Although the pet shop wasn't damaged, Sanchez made sure that all the animals were removed from the store and stored in his front yard.

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Owner of Giovanni's Pet Shop, Robert Sanchez, tends to his animals after a fire damaged the small business complex where his store front is located, Thursday, June 27, 2013, in Houston. Although the pet shop wasn't damaged, Sanchez made sure that all the animals were removed from the store and stored in his front yard.